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Abstract

A communication device receives a word, provides a first next word candidate list based on the received word, and provides a second next word candidate list based on a received character input by a user of the communication device. At least one word in the second next word candidate list is selected from a list associated with the received word.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a word;   providing a first next word candidate list based on the received word;   receiving an input from a user; and   providing a second next word candidate list to the user based on the received input, at least one word in the second next word candidate list being selected from a predetermined list of words that is associated with the received word.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the input from a user is a character. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the providing the first next word candidate list includes retrieving the first next word candidate list from memory. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the second next word candidate list to the user includes providing words selected from a dictionary. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the second next word candidate list to the user includes providing words that remain after filtering the first next word candidate list. 
   
   
       6 . A communication device comprising:
 a memory to store a plurality of first next word candidate lists;   a display; and   logic configured to:   receive a word;   provide one first next word candidate list of the plurality of first next word candidate lists based on the received word;   receive an input from a user;   provide a second next word candidate list based on the received input from a user, at least one word in the second next word candidate list being selected from a predetermined list of words associated with the received word; and   cause at least a portion of the second next word candidate list to be displayed by the display.   
   
   
       7 . The communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the received input from a user is a character. 
   
   
       8 . The communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the logic is further configured to:
 receive a selected word from the second next word candidate list.   
   
   
       9 . The communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the second next word candidate list is scrollable. 
   
   
       10 . The communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the logic is further configured to: provide words to the second next word candidate list from a dictionary. 
   
   
       11 . A computer readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to:
 receive a word;   provide a first next word candidate list based on the received word; and   provide a second next word candidate list based on a character input by a user, at least one word in the second next word candidate list being selected from a list associated with the received word.   
   
   
       12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further comprising instructions to cause the processor to:
 provide words into the second next word candidate list from a dictionary.   
   
   
       13 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , further comprising instructions to cause the processor to:
 remove words from the list associated with the received word based on the character input by a user.   
   
   
       14 . The computer readable medium of  claim 13 , further comprising instructions to cause the processor to:
 place words from the first next word candidate list into the second next word candidate list.   
   
   
       15 . The computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein the first next word candidate list is stored in memory. 
   
   
       16 . A method comprising:
 receiving a character sequence;   providing a first next word candidate list based on the received character sequence, the first next word candidate list being determined via a first technique;   receiving input from a user; and   providing a second next word candidate list, at least one character sequence in the second next word candidate list being determined via the first technique.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein providing the second next word candidate list includes providing at least one character sequence determined via a second technique. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein providing the second next word candidate list includes displaying at least one character sequence provided via the first technique as a higher ranking choice than at least one character sequence provided via the second technique. 
   
   
       19 . A communication device comprising:
 a memory; and   logic configured to:   receive a word,   provide a first next word candidate list from the memory based on the received word, the first next word candidate list being determined via a first technique;   receive a character input from a user; and   provide a second next word candidate list based on the received character input from a user, at least one word in the second next word candidate list being determined via the first technique.   
   
   
       20 . The communication device of  claim 19 , wherein the logic is further configured to:
 provide at least one word into the second next word candidate list determined via a second technique; and   display the second next word candidate list wherein the at least one word provided via the first technique is displayed as a higher ranking choice than at least one word provided via the second technique.